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FoodGuard Global Summit

Reducing food loss, strengthening food systems.

The FoodGuard Global Summit is a high-level global platform addressing one of the most critical challenges facing food systems today, food loss and waste.


Taking place in Cairo, Egypt, and co-located with Fi Africa and ProPak MENA, the summit brings together policymakers, UN agencies, industry leaders, and innovators to align strategy with real, market-ready solutions.

Why FoodGuard Matters 

Food loss and waste represent a major inefficiency across global food systems. In Africa and parts of the Middle East, food loss occurs largely before consumption, driven by gaps in food safety systems, packaging, processing, storage, logistics, and market access. FoodGuard focuses on these systemic challenges, connecting policy, industry capability, and technology to drive measurable impact.

Why Egypt?

Egypt is uniquely positioned at the intersection of Africa and the Middle East, serving as both a major food producer and a regional manufacturing and distribution hub. Hosting FoodGuard in Egypt grounds discussions in real operational, regulatory, and trade realities.

Co-locating FoodGuard with Fi Africa and ProPak MENA ensures...

  • <p>Policy discussions are informed by real technologies</p>

    Policy discussions are informed by real technologies

  • <p>Summit-level solutions can be explored immediately on the show floor.</p>

    Summit-level solutions can be explored immediately on the show floor.

  • <p>Collaboration between policymakers, industry, and innovators becomes actionable.</p>

    Collaboration between policymakers, industry, and innovators becomes actionable.

About the FoodGuard Global Summit

Organised by Informa Markets in partnership with UNIDO, the FoodGuard Global Summit is a curated, high-level platform designed to move beyond discussion toward implementation and scale, embedded withing a live industry ecosystem.

How FoodGuard is Structured, High-Level Conference:

Industry & Technical DialogueAcross all three days | Exhibition floor

Ongoing technical discussions through:

  • Fi Africa Talks: focusing on ingredients, formulation, food safety, and shelf-life
  • ProPak MENA Talks: covering packaging, processing, and production technologies

Day 1 | Al Manara International Conference Centre

A strategic forum bringing together ministers, UN agencies, regional bodies, and senior industry leaders to align on food loss priorities, food safety, regulation, and trade frameworks.



FoodGuard Global Summit

Opportunities

Practical learning and capacity building 

Hands-on formats supporting implementation, including:

  • Food Safety Workshop (with NFSA & IUoFOST)
  • Packaging Innovation Workshop (Save the Food)
  • FI Taste Lab, showcasing ingredient innovation in practice

Ongoing engagement & continuity

FoodGuard extends collaboration beyond the event through:

  • Annual Roundtable on Reducing Food Waste
  • Strategic closed policy roundtables
  • Annual Gathering of Women in FoodTech

How to engage with FoodGuard


  • Speaking or participating in panels
  • Joining workshops or roundtables
  • Supporting as a strategic partner
  • Attending as part of the FoodGuard community